Gawain and the Green Knight (1973 film)
- Gawain and the Green Knight (1973 film)
Infobox Film | name = Gawain and the Green Knight
image_size = 175px
caption = original movie poster
director = Stephen Weeks
producer = Carlo Ponti
writer = Philip M. Breen
Stephen Weeks
starring =Murray Head
Nigel Green
Robert Hardy
music = Ron Goodwin
cinematography =Ian Wilson
editing = John Shirley
distributor = United Artists
released = 1973
runtime = 93 min.
language = English
budget =
imdb_id = 0070093
"Gawain and the Green Knight" is a 1973 film directed by Stephen Weeks, and starring Murray Head as Gawain and Nigel Green in his final theatrical film as the Green Knight. The story is based on the medieval English tale "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight".
Weeks remade the film in 1984 as "Sword of the Valiant" with Miles O'Keefe and Sean Connery as Gawain and the Green Knight, respectively.
The film is to be released on DVD in March 2008.
Plot
The mysterious Green Knight appears before King Arthur's court in the New Year and demands the head of Sir Gawain as the prize in a bizarre game. Given a year's grace, Gawain sets off in search of the Knight for a rematch.
ee also
*List of films based on Arthurian legend
External links
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